A friend wants me to check out a tent trailer that she found online (at a dealer) before she makes the journey down to see it herself. I'm a canvas tenter and know little about tent trailers. I know enough to talk her out of one she found near her house that has sat for 4 years - it hasn't been opened or moved since 2020. Mice, rot, tires, mechanical issues - naw, stay away from that one for $8000.
The one she's eyeballing is a Forest River, 2023 (never used). Her Jeep can tow 2000lbs, this tent trailer weighs 1600 empty. That should be fine. It has a solar panel on the roof, which might be OK. It has a power lifter for the top, which will be OK as long as it works, and there's electricity at the site (I don't get the sites with water or electricity). I gotta see if it will crank by hand.
I've heard that any trailers made during the so called epidemic aren't made well.
The price is now $12,000 - she got them down by $500 on the phone.
It looks really good, it's the size she wants, it's basically brand new, but...what should I look for?